Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 7,042. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Lexington with Rockbridge County for statistical purposes. Lexington is about 57 miles (92 km) east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles (80 km) north of Roanoke, Virginia. It was first settled in 1777.
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The population was 36,348 during the 2010 census, up from 30,464 at the 2000 census.
Mechanicsville is the name of four places in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America:
Natural Bridge is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. The community is the site of Natural Bridge, a natural arch which gives the town its name. Natural Bridge is located at the junction of U.S. Route 11 and State Route 130. Natural Bridge has a post office with ZIP code 24578, which opened on June 1, 1800.
Locust Hill may refer to:
USS Rockbridge (APA-228) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the VC2-S-AP5 model in the United States Navy during World War II and the years following. She was named for Rockbridge County in Virginia.
James McDowell was 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846 and was a U.S. Congressman from 1846 to 1851.
State Route 252 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 29.06 miles (46.77 km) from SR 39 near Rockbridge Baths north to U.S. Route 250, US 11 Business, and SR 254 in Staunton. SR 252 passes through rural areas of the upper Shenandoah Valley of northern Rockbridge County and western Augusta County.
Rockbridge County High School is a secondary school in Lexington, Virginia.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Rockbridge Baths is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States.
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is located on Virginia Route 9 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Hillsboro.
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Timberville.
Located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, House Mountain is a natural landmark of the area. The mountain consists of two peaks, one called "Little House Mountain" and the other "Big House Mountain". Situated five miles from Lexington, it is a popular hiking trail for the people of the city and the surrounding counties.
Moore's Creek State Forest is a 2,353-acre state forest in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Access to the trailhead is via US Forest Service road off State Route 612 in southwestern Rockbridge County.
Locust Hill is a historic home located near Mechanicsville in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The house was built in 1826, and is a two-story, three bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a side gable roof and interior end chimneys. The interior was damaged by fire in the 1850s and much of the woodwork was replaced with Greek Revival forms. A Greek Revival style front porch dates from the same period. The property also includes the contributing "slave quarters," a double pen log corn crib, and two frame sheds.
The 1st Rockbridge Artillery was a light artillery battery in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Virginia's 24th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 24 represents the cities of Buena Vista and Lexington; Bath and Rockbridge counties; and parts of Amherst and Augusta counties. The seat is currently held by Benjamin L. Cline. In a Republican firehouse primary, Rockbridge supervisor Ronnie Campbell won the Republican nomination by one vote. Christian Worth won the Democratic nomination. The special election will be held December 18.
Ronnie R. Campbell is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, first elected in a special election in 2018. Campbell represents the 24th district comprising Rockbridge and Bath Counties, parts of Amherst and Augusta Counties, and the independent cities of Lexington and Buena Vista.
